Communication is the most vital tool that any individual will use daily. Therefore, understanding how to communicate effectively in today’s technologically driven world is imperative. While you may not always use technology to communicate, it is becoming increasingly more common. The best way to become a successful communicator is to understand the tools available to you.  With growing global connections, workforces becoming more diverse and autonomous, and leaders growing in their ability to lead positively, all must remain mindful of the pros and cons of technology in communication. The Pros...

Hi, team! It’s your friend, Mary, with the I in Team series where you can find, be, and build your positive influence. Welcome to another new year; another chance to renew yourself, grow, and spread your unique influence. Some may feel it is cheesy, but the new year represents rebirth for us all. A new page for us to write in our books of life. Many feel motivated by this fresh beginning to set goals, resolutions, words, or whatever else to develop themselves and improve their lives. I am personally...

Hi, team! It’s your friend, Mary, with the I in Team series where you can find, be, and build your positive influence. Our gratitude group just celebrated one year of showing gratitude together every week, so we reviewed everything we have learned together over the past year. One of the topics we learned about was inclusive language. With our world growing in ways to connect and modes for communication, it is important to open your mind and do your best to remain inclusive, both in your actions as well as...

There are many great ways to lead a team, meaning there are several different kinds of leadership. Two of the most well-known styles of leadership are democratic and authoritarian. However, there are several, including authentic, post-heroic, individualistic, transformational, and more. Servant-based leadership is not a new theory, but it is on the rise in the workplace. Robert K. Greenleaf proposed servant leadership in an essay in 1970 titled The Servant as Leader. He proposed that the opposite to servant leadership (servant-first) is leader-first; these are, essentially, the two poles of...